8:15 at Crystal Palace

[DizneyLizzy]

Will an 8:15 ADR at Crystal Palace get me out in time for rope drop (9:00)??

Thanks

 

[Shanti]

Only if you eat fast, request your check as soon as you sit down, and don't mind not meeting most of the characters. 9am rope drop really happens around 8:50am. With an 8:15 ressie, eating at a normal pace and interacting with each character (they individually revolve around the restaurant on their own schedule, not yours), you'll be done around 9:15.

 

[DizneyLizzy]

Thanks! I've never done a pre-opening breakfast before. I'm not trying to hit any of the big rides at rope drop, but I don't want to miss to much of that first golden hour 9:15 will be fine by me. Meeting all of the characters is really the only reason for going.

 

[Shanti]

Then that will work great! Just didn't want you to be disappointed about not getting a short line for Anna & Elsa or Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

One MK rope drop tip: Adventureland and Frontierland will both be ghost towns the first hour. That would be a great area to head to after Crystal Palace breakfast. Fantasyland will be a madhouse.

 

[minnie mum]

Try showing up at least 15 -20 min early. You might get seated faster.

 

[DizneyLizzy]

Thanks!! It will just be me and my just turned 2 year old son, and he's not tall enough for the Mine Train, nor is he interested in A/E. We have FP's for Peter Pan, Buzz, & Pooh, so starting in Adventureland/Frontierland sounds great. He loved the Magic Carpets when he was 1, and he loves the Pirates of the Caribbean song, so we planned to give the ride a try. We'll try to arrive at the MK before 8, so if we get seated early, it'll be a bonus!

Are there any characters out in Frontierland/Adventureland at park opening? We definitely want to do the Woody/Jessie M & G by Splash, but I've never traveled with a toddler, so I've never looked into when these things start

Thanks again for the replies!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

We've had the 8:15 slot a couple of times. One time we were seated at 8:05 and one time we were seated closer to 8:20. If you are seated at the earlier time, the characters are moving well, and you're not going too slowly with your food, you could be out right around 9. I think 9:05 is our avg time out when we've got the 8:05 slot.

You mention rope drop...not sure if you mean being out to see the Welcome Show, but I doubt that's going to be possible. I believe they're still letting guests in the park closer to 8:45 (part of preventing stampedes for A&E and SDMT), meaning the Welcome Show happens closer to 8:35 (a few min after). All in all, unless you will probably make it out between 9 and 9:20.

 

[stites1]

You're in for a treat. Show up at the MK gates early, they may let you in as early as 7:30 if I remember correctly. And take your time is my advice. Main Street and the courtyard before park opens is a really cool thing. Enjoy it as long as your reservations allow. We had 8:45 ADRs and managed to be the very first people through the gates. We spent 45 minutes enjoying an essentially empty park. Photographer's paradise, I tell ya.